LEADER 04254nam 2200769 a 450 001 9910452930803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-89855-1 010 $a0-8122-0799-8 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812207996 035 $a(CKB)2550000000707678 035 $a(OCoLC)835765510 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10642111 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000810791 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12336126 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000810791 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10833747 035 $a(PQKB)11185690 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3441776 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse21393 035 $a(DE-B1597)449573 035 $a(OCoLC)1013950269 035 $a(OCoLC)979910470 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812207996 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3441776 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10642111 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL421105 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000707678 100 $a20110609d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe disaster experts$b[electronic resource] $emastering risk in modern America /$fScott Gabriel Knowles 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aPhiladelphia $cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (361 p.) 225 0 $aThe City in the Twenty-First Century 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8122-4350-1 311 $a0-8122-2246-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tABBREVIATIONS -- $tINTRODUCTION -- $t1. The Devil's Privilege -- $t2. Reforming Fire -- $t3. The Invisible Screen of Safety -- $t4. Ten to Twenty Million Killed, Tops -- $t5. What Is a Disaster? -- $t6. A Nation of Hazards -- $tNOTES -- $tINDEX -- $tACKNOWLEDGMENTS 330 $aIn the wake of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, many are asking what, if anything, can be done to prevent large-scale disasters. How is it that we know more about the hazards of modern American life than ever before, yet the nation faces ever-increasing losses from such events? History shows that disasters are not simply random acts. Where is the logic in creating an elaborate set of fire codes for buildings, and then allowing structures like the Twin Towers-tall, impressive, and risky-to go up as design experiments? Why prepare for terrorist attacks above all else when floods, fires, and earthquakes pose far more consistent threats to American life and prosperity?The Disaster Experts takes on these questions, offering historical context for understanding who the experts are that influence these decisions, how they became powerful, and why they are only slightly closer today than a decade ago to protecting the public from disasters. Tracing the intertwined development of disaster expertise, public policy, and urbanization over the past century, historian Scott Gabriel Knowles tells the fascinating story of how this diverse collection of professionals-insurance inspectors, engineers, scientists, journalists, public officials, civil defense planners, and emergency managers-emerged as the authorities on risk and disaster and, in the process, shaped modern America. 606 $aEmergency management$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aEmergency management$xResearch$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aDisasters$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aDisaster relief$xResearch$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aRisk assessment$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aHazard mitigation$xResearch$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEmergency management$xHistory 615 0$aEmergency management$xResearch$xHistory 615 0$aDisasters$xHistory 615 0$aDisaster relief$xResearch$xHistory 615 0$aRisk assessment$xHistory 615 0$aHazard mitigation$xResearch$xHistory 676 $a363.34/2 700 $aKnowles$b Scott Gabriel$01033575 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452930803321 996 $aThe disaster experts$92452194 997 $aUNINA